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ARHGEF26
Rho guanine nucleotide exchange factor 26
Chromosome 3 · 3q25.2
NCBI Gene: 26084Ensembl: ENSG00000114790.14HGNC: HGNC:24490UniProt: A0A140VJU4
40PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
1Pathogenic Variants
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
plasma membraneprotein bindingregulation of actin cytoskeleton organizationguanyl-nucleotide exchange factor activitycoronary artery diseasecoronary atherosclerosisneurodegenerative diseaseMyocardial Ischemia
✦AI Summary

ARHGEF26 is a Rho guanine nucleotide exchange factor that activates RhoG GTPase by catalyzing GDP-to-GTP exchange, functioning as a critical regulator of cytoskeletal dynamics and cell migration 1. Mechanistically, ARHGEF26 promotes membrane ruffles during macropinocytosis and regulates adherens junction stability through complex formation with Scribble and Dlg1 polarity proteins 2. In endothelial cells, ARHGEF26 enhances angiogenesis by promoting VEGFR2 macropinocytosis and VEGF-dependent signaling, with CAD-risk variants conferring gain-of-function effects 3. Pathologically, ARHGEF26 plays multifaceted roles across diverse diseases: it facilitates Salmonella invasion and infection-induced inflammation through SopB/SopE-dependent mechanisms 1, mediates glucocorticoid-induced trabecular meshwork cell myofibroblast transdifferentiation in glaucoma development 4, and serves as a downregulated biomarker in diabetic kidney disease podocytes 5. Additionally, ARHGEF26 is phosphorylated downstream of PKCζ in calcium-sensing receptor-driven breast cancer cell migration 6, and its expression is suppressed by miR-27a-3p to limit vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation during neointima formation 7. These findings establish ARHGEF26 as a pleiotropic regulator with therapeutic potential across infectious disease, vascular, metabolic, and oncologic contexts.

Sources cited
1
ARHGEF26 enhances Salmonella invasion and inflammation; role varies by serovar and cell type; SopB/SopE-dependent in some contexts; contributes to bacterial burden and inflammatory response
PMID: 34242364
2
ARHGEF26 promotes endothelial cell angiogenesis; CAD-risk variant rs12493885 causes gain-of-function; regulates VEGFR2 macropinocytosis and VEGF signaling; deletion reduces atherosclerosis
PMID: 34849650
3
ARHGEF26 forms ternary complex with Scribble and Dlg1; required for E-cadherin and ZO-1 stability; regulates adherens junction and tight junction maintenance
PMID: 39350674
4
ARHGEF26 mediates dexamethasone-induced myofibroblast transdifferentiation in trabecular meshwork cells; ARHGEF26 knockdown prevents glucocorticoid-induced intraocular hypertension
PMID: 39092889
5
ARHGEF26 is significantly downregulated in diabetic kidney disease podocytes; identified as potential diagnostic biomarker via machine learning
PMID: 40690456
6
ARHGEF26 is phosphorylated downstream of PKCζ in calcium-sensing receptor signaling; involved in breast cancer cell migration and invasion
PMID: 40120711
7
miR-27a-3p suppresses ARHGEF26 expression; this interaction inhibits vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation and limits neointima formation
PMID: 27622243
Disease Associationsⓘ20
coronary artery diseaseOpen Targets
0.44Moderate
coronary atherosclerosisOpen Targets
0.42Moderate
neurodegenerative diseaseOpen Targets
0.42Moderate
Myocardial IschemiaOpen Targets
0.40Weak
aortic stenosisOpen Targets
0.35Weak
crush injuryOpen Targets
0.28Weak
infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosisOpen Targets
0.28Weak
prostate carcinomaOpen Targets
0.27Weak
muscular dystrophy-dystroglycanopathy (congenital with intellectual disability), type B14Open Targets
0.27Weak
heart diseaseOpen Targets
0.26Weak
heart failureOpen Targets
0.26Weak
percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplastyOpen Targets
0.25Weak
cervical carcinomaOpen Targets
0.24Weak
edemaOpen Targets
0.21Weak
aortic valve calcificationOpen Targets
0.20Weak
cardiovascular diseaseOpen Targets
0.20Weak
angina pectorisOpen Targets
0.19Weak
brain compressionOpen Targets
0.18Weak
mental or behavioural disorderOpen Targets
0.18Weak
response to statinOpen Targets
0.18Weak
Pathogenic Variants1
NM_015595.4(ARHGEF26):c.1083+1G>TLikely pathogenic
Muscular dystrophy-dystroglycanopathy (congenital with intellectual disability), type B14
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Related Genes
ARAP2Shared pathway100%RHOGProtein interaction97%CDC42Protein interaction77%SIGLEC15Shared pathway50%LOC107987545Shared pathway50%NAA20Shared pathway50%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Liver
100%
Lung
43%
Brain
39%
Ovary
23%
Heart
14%
Bone Marrow
7%
Gene Interaction Network
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ARHGEF26ARAP2RHOGCDC42SIGLEC15LOC107987545NAA20
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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PDB6MYE · 1.10 Å · X-ray
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
0.86LoF Tolerant
pLIⓘ
0.00Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF0.69 [0.56–0.86]
RankingsWhere ARHGEF26 stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #10,131of 20,598
    Most Researched40
  • #5,166of 5,498
    Most Pathogenic Variants1
  • #7,542of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)0.86
Genes detectedARHGEF26
Sources retrieved10 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
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1
ARHGEF26 enhances Salmonella invasion and inflammation in cells and mice.
PMID: 34242364
PLoS Pathog · 2021
1.00
2
Endothelial ARHGEF26 is an angiogenic factor promoting VEGF signalling.
PMID: 34849650
Cardiovasc Res · 2022
0.90
3
The Scribble-SGEF-Dlg1 complex regulates E-cadherin and ZO-1 stability, turnover and transcription in epithelial cells.
PMID: 39350674
J Cell Sci · 2024
0.80
4
Machine learning identifies ferroptosis-related genes as potential diagnostic biomarkers for osteoarthritis.
PMID: 37378023
Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) · 2023
0.70
5
Dexamethasone induces trabecular meshwork cell myofibroblast transdifferentiation through ARHGEF26.
PMID: 39092889
FASEB J · 2024
0.60